Centered on her quest to climb and ski the “Seven Summits,? Higher Love is a hero?s journey, rich with personal insights, life-threatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo. Spanning seven continents in just two years, this is Kit?s personal account of the secret journey that would change her heart and her life forever. From braving Antarctica?s... more...

As a new breed of lifestyle sport enthusiasts derby grrrls are pushing the boundaries of gender as they negotiate the nexus of pleasure, pain and power relations. Offering a socio-cultural analysis of the rise and reinvention of roller derby as both a new, globalized womens sport and an everyday creative leisure space, this book explores... more...

Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe?s Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of... more...

Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earththe state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth , Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah's powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard... more...

Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid history, adventure writer Peter Shelton follows the... more...

Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid history, adventure writer Peter Shelton follows the... more...

??Why do you climb?? The mountaineer has no answer to this question. The best things in the world cannot adequately be expressed in speech or print; they are part of the soul.? In Climbs and Ski Runs, Frank Smythe takes the reader on Alpine ski trips and Dolomite adventures, up first ascents in North Wales and on to the mighty Brenva Face of Mont... more...